Sweet Cili Boutique Homestay

Malaysia , Penang
PENANG, No 6 Gat Lebuh Melayu
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46 reviews shown

8/10

Excellent

14 Sep 2020

Verified traveler

Location is slightly out from town but still within walking distance.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2020

Fatin

It was a nice experience during my stay here. Room was exactly same as the picture. Warm and cozy style. I love it!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2020

Noor Syafiqah

Amazing interior with affordable price... Good stay.. Comfortable mattress and pillow..

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

30 Jun 2020

Verified traveler

Good location but too noisy at night.

Basically good location and within a walking distance to places of attraction. No parking and very noisy at night.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

Really beautiful hotel in a great location. Staff friendly and welcoming. Lovely feel to it and well decorated.

However we paid for breakfast to be included - but on arrival we found there was no breakfast. Instead we were given lunch vouchers of small value to use somewhere else, which wasn't useful to us. This is the only thing I didn't like about the hotel.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Customer service staff was pleasant and kind when serving.
Room wise, since it’s near the road, it gets very noisy when cars or motorbikes drive past and may disrupt sleep if you’re a light sleeper.
Other than that, just a simple room to sleep in.
Can’t watch the TV.
Shower facilities, water flows smoothly and strong pressure.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

04 Jan 2020

Shalini

Perfect location

Perfect location. Character accommodation. Slightly soulless as one gets the key from the restaurant opposite and no contact thereafter. Also one of our rooms was street level and bordered the street so very noisy. The upstairs room had character and was quiet. Value for money

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2019

comfortable bed, cold air-cond, powerful rain-shower. overall 5-star facilities without the grand look.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2019

Great hotel, great location, little limitted space, but nice and old school. Clean, but need to take shoes off at the entrance. Nice and helpful staff, but they run between several locations and were barely available at the reception.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Aug 2019

RenaDS

Overall a pleasant stay and accessibility is good.
Loft room is big, very spacious and clean.
A few comments - no matter how small and gentle steps, noise can be still heard on movement.
Lighting to be improved, it’s rather dim and tough to put on make up...
Possible to have someone remains at the reception counter till later in the night? Ran out of toilet rolls and couldn’t get replacement.
Will be good to have a mini fridge inside the room.
It will be perfect if the above points are address.
Anyway will consider coming back to Sweet Cili for my next Penang trip.
Thank you!

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

A quiet and relaxing stay. The place is safe and clean. Not too far from sights, walkable distance

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2019

Nice change to conventional hotels. Good for a few nights stay.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

a great place!

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

The Heart of Hokkien Foodie Paradise

Just a short walk away from the Chew Jetty, CF Market, Little India and the hipster neighborhoods around the street murals and coffeeshops that inevitably come when a city is discovered by backpackers. You know people who fly all the way to Penang but want to eat acai bowls and avocado toast over roti canai for breakfast. If you're not like these heathens then I'd say you are in luck. The Sweet Cili Hotel is surrounded by amazing food spots in every direction for 15 mins of walking or a $2 Grab taxi.

The hotel itself is very charming in its look and feel. My wife was constantly taking photos for home decoration ideas after we got home. The TV is mostly Malay TV channels but there's a HDMI cable if you are packing an iPad and invested in the HDMI connector so you can watch Netflix anywhere. The only tricky part is in scheduling an early checkout but this might have been a one time challenge for us.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Sep 2018

Very nice rustic deco

Very nice rustic deco of this hotel. Family love the deco and the old rustic look. Only thing are the sound insulation is really lacking thus light sleeper might not appreciate it. Location is great.

8/10

Excellent

08 Aug 2018

Simon

Great stay.

Great location, beautifully restored and presented property, very comfortable.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2018

Charmaine

Why this place?

Right in the heart of the walking trails. Easy to navigate, locate food and street art.
No fuss to check in or out.
Just noisy due to early morning traffic.

8/10

Excellent

08 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Staff very accommodating, let me check in at 1 am and leave my bags in their care on the last day until I left for the airport.

They upgraded me to a double ensuite room, unfortunately with no window to the outside but then I didn't want to spend much time there.

Shared guest kitchen and fridge but a kettle in the room (seems standard in Malaysia).

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2018

Verified traveler

Excellent hotel

I love the deco of this hotel its makes me feel like home. Located at the heart of georgetown. Very friendly staffs

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2017

Bancha

Great accommodation

Good concept accommodation..clean...and conveniently located in the heart of tourist area. Highly recommended for budget traveller. Value for money

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 May 2017

Interesting small hotel in heritage area

Expedia, please check phone no. of hotel. It's different from the one on their website.

10/10

Exceptional

10 May 2017

Kohnwilai

Overall feel like home.

Super comfy bed and pillow, very interesting interior design, excellent service overall made me feel like home.

'Pua' is very nice and helpful.

4/10

Poor

10 Apr 2017

steve

Isolated shop

Staff work office hours
Surrounding dark at night
dont have walking distance eating place at night

10/10

Exceptional

17 Dec 2016

jenny

It's a gem in Georgetown !

I loved this place, it was quiet, very clean, great decor, good location and I'd return for sure and I highly recommend it. Thank you for a great stay!

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2016

Verified traveler

Good value for the money

Hotel is very nice, location is good, service friendly, very nice style of the hotel. One incontinence is that the breakfast is served in different hotel, located about 10 min walk from the hotel.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 Nov 2016

Hui

Light sleepers must avoid it

Had a lofty family room with 3 others for two nights. The room was smaller than the photos. 4 ppl shared one key is a bit ridiculous. Does the owner expected 4 adults stick together night and day? Pls change this inconvenient rule. The staffs were nice and the rooms are clean. Breakfast was nice as well. The biggest problem was the property is facing the street so it's really really noisy. Ppl in the neighbourhood enjoy karaoke and motorcycles drove through the night. I had earplugs on but still got waken up. Friends who didn't have earplugs almost stayed up the whole night. We found out later you can ask the hotel for earplugs, which was considerate. It was pouring on the very last night we stayed. The wall was leaking. My friend whose bed was closed to the window got water all over her face and woke up at 4am. It's a bit too much to anyone. Btw, the room was for 4 ppl but there were only 3 chairs and tiny side beds. The toilet only had 2 hooks. the hotel suggested us to reuse the towels but we found nowhere we can hang towels. Generally the design was not practical in many way.

Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Aug 2016

Jen

Great location for exploring Georgetown, clean and nicely designed room with friendly staff.

8/10

Excellent

05 Feb 2016

Kenneth

great little getaway hotel

I had a single room with window. It has its own attached bathroom. The first night the room air conditioner did not function. The ceiling fan relived the discomfort. In the morning when I reported the problem, it was immediately rectified. The management offered me an upgrade to a larger room. I decided to stay in the same room. I had a comfortable night. The supervisor of the sweet cili offered lots of information and things to do. I would definitely rebook at this location.

6/10

Pleasant

20 Dec 2015

Penny

Nice room

i would say that the room deco is very nice and warm ambience especially the loft room we were staying in. Julie has been very prompt in answering in questions after I booked the room. However during our stay, many hiccups happen. First of all it's the kettle issue, there isn't any kettle in every room for us to boil water. I have 3 children with me who needs to drink milk and to make things worse, their 1 and only kettle was spolit in the morning before we reached. I was rather disappointed as the issue was not looked into on the day itself. I was told by one of the staff that towels are changed everyday, on my 3rd day of stay, when we came back in the evening, only the beds are made, the toilet, the rubbish bin and the towels where we left them are exactly at the same position before we left the room in the morning. This is once again disappointing as I have to get the towels myself. The kettle issue was only solved on the 3rd day evening of my stay. I hope this hotel can improve in many ways and I will go back when I read more positive feedbacks.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Dec 2015

Bhavini

Home away from home with all basic amenities

Home away from home as they state. It's a 8 room hotel and you feel like ur at home.. just the same feeling. It's at the heart of Georgetown.. Fred from the sales and marketing personnel is very friendly and advised us the places to visit and vegan options

Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Aug 2015

Verified traveler

small friendly hotel in good location

Nice little hotel with a personal touch.
Small rooms, small breakfast area and little communal space.
Friendly staff
Not very exciting breakfast.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2015

Sharon Hsu Hsia

Lovely but can be noisy

a lovely hotel. Only problem I had was with the noise level - just next to a side street but quite a bit of traffic with noisy motorbikes and vans going by at all times. i had the loft room. I believe the double rooms are quite a bit quieter

Family

4/10

Poor

18 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Zimmer im UG links:
Stil schön;
Location gut;
Feuchte Wände, schwarzer Schimmel, modriger Geruch;
Personal spricht kaum englisch und hat uns zum Check out fast 1 Stunde vor der Tür warten lassen

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2019

三

環境舒適整潔。

8/10

Excellent

07 Dec 2018

Dirk

Goede locatie, direct aan rand van het oude centrum.

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2017

Verified traveler

Nice &clean hotel, value for money

Overall is good. Room is very clean with comfy bed. Worth your money. Not so far from Penang's tourist attractions.

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2017

yuki

可愛い部屋

ドアを開けてすぐブランコがあり、毎日これに揺られながら友達の迎えを待ったのが良い思い出です。チェックインは予定より早めでしたが受け付けてくれて、空いている２部屋から選ばせてもらいました。冷房の効きは良く、水圧も申し分なかったです。チェックアウトは早朝になることを伝えると、前日にデポジットの返金をしてくれました。

8/10

Excellent

15 Apr 2017

k. sun

everything was goooood.

still downtown and quiet, close to the jetty -perfect location.very clean. well designed ,lovely ,cozy. everything was perfect but wifi.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

More welcoming staff would be great. A customer should be more important then Facebook. That was a little downside from the otherwise perfect place.
The electric panel in room Serrano is very loud. Might need to look into that.

8/10

Excellent

07 Sep 2016

mami

センスが良くてメチャメチャお洒落なホテルです。

可愛くてお洒落なホテル。インテリアもバスルームもホテル自体も凄く素敵✨　立地も良くてホテルだけでも充分楽しめます！また訪れたいです。

2/10

Poor

07 Mar 2016

Antoine

Je sais pas...

La chambre était si étouffante que nous avons changé d'hôtel et sommes allés au Spices qui appartient aux mêmes personnes.
Surtout ne pas prendre les chambres standard qui donnent sur le trottoir. Vaut mieux choisir les plus grandes.

Sinon le personnel sont top affables.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Feb 2016

Verified traveler

The hotel is new and clean and staff is nice but maybe it's CNY that only one staff can be found. it takes time to walk from Sweet Cili to Spicy hotel for our breakfast which is inconvenient to my aging parents.

8/10

Excellent

07 Feb 2016

Verified traveler

simply sweet

Nice and cosy little boutique hotel. Even staff isn't all zur time there, they are always disponible for your needs, just simply call.

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jan 2016

Verified traveler

Hôtel mignon mais un service à améliorer

Chambre sur rue bruyante, sans possibilité d'ouvrir la fenêtre.
Sdb sale à l'arrivée, et un Service de ménage peu réactif.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2015

SHAO KAI

Great service

Good location, just need 5 mins to the center of city.
5 stars hotel's service.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Mar 2015

コニー

滞在自体は快適…ただ予約キャンセルがちゃんとできてなかった

悪かった点としては
規模の小さいホテルだったため、少し英語の発音が聞き取りづらいスタッフが一名で対応してくれた。最初チェックインした際に、エクスペディアから５名で予約したが、１名これなくなったので一度キャンセルした後、再度４名で予約しなおした。そのキャンセルがエクスペディア上ではできていたが、ホテル側でちゃんとできてなかったため二部屋予約されたことになっており、そのやりとりの意思疎通で苦労した。
良かった点としては
部屋の清潔さ、スタッフの丁寧さ、おしゃれな内装であった、朝食（パン、コーンフレーク、ソーセージ、スクランブルエッグ等）くせがなく良かった、チェックアウトが12時であったためゆっくりできたなど。滞在してる最中とても快適に過ごすことができた。